# Cursor IDE does not load git repositories. keeps showing a blank screen

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-ide-does-not-load-git-repositories-keeps-showing-a-blank-screen/159316>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** crashes\
**Created:** [April 29, 2026, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-ide-does-not-load-git-repositories-keeps-showing-a-blank-screen/159316 "2026-04-29T05:51:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-ide-does-not-load-git-repositories-keeps-showing-a-blank-screen/159316/7 "2026-04-29T11:32:42Z")

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This is a known bug. When Cursor restores a session that had a git diff tab open (like the “Working Tree” tab visible in your recording), it can hang indefinitely because the git model initialization has no timeout.

To get past this, try the following:

1. Force quit Cursor completely

2. Clear the workspace storage for the affected project. In Terminal, run:

3. Reopen Cursor and your project

To avoid triggering this again until a fix ships: close any git diff tabs (tabs showing “Working Tree” or “Index” diffs) before quitting Cursor.

You may also find [this related thread](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-ide-unable-to-load-the-github-branches/158711) helpful — other users reported the same issue with a similar workaround.

Our team is aware of this and working on a fix. Let me know if the workaround helps.

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